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Andrew Hadro:"It seems to me that everybody just puts out an album, they go through the motions, spend the money and they just sort of throw it out there into the sea of CDs and hope something comes back"-(DownBeat June 2018).

Jonnathan Blake (Blindfold Test): “Maybe it's someone from New Orleans who has lived in New York for a minute.”– (DownBeat June 2018).

To the best of our knowledge, details of the above events are correct but may be subject to alteration.

Thursday, April 13, 2017

Blaydon Jazz Club goes Lickety Split!

(Preview by Russell/photo from archive)

Easter Sunday at
the Black Bull, Blaydon marks Lickety Split’s debut gig at Blaydon Jazz Club.
The West Coast to bop outfit never fails to deliver a great show. Led by
trombonist Eddie Bellis, Lickety Split play a choice selection of West Coast
cool to bop-tinged charts. The affable Bellis leads some of the north east’s
finest; Paul Gowland occupies the tenor chair, Alan Marshall, alto. Kevin
Eland, based down in the Tees Delta, blows Maynard Ferguson-style trumpet when
the fancy takes him, and fellow Teessider, pianist Jeremy McMurray, plays all
eighty eight keys every which way, doing so with consummate ease.

The young man in
the band is none other than Blaydon Jazz Club veteran Bradley Johnston. Brad,
under age at the time, shared the stage with mentor Dr James Birkett on several
occasions. These were revelatory times…Brad’s abilities astounded the Blaydon
audience, and now, as a First Class Honours graduate, the unassuming Wearsider
plays guitar with Dr Birkett, in a recently established duo with vocalist
Lindsay Hannon, leads his own trio, and fulfills numerous other engagements on
the jazz scene, not least the prestigious solo jazz guitar spot at the Cherry
Tree in Jesmond.

Lickety Split’s
bass and drums – Alan Rudd and Paul Wight – have been around the block a
couple of times. Rudd is a prominent figure on the New Orleans/Dixieland scene,
this West Coast gig is an ideal opportunity to hear him, equally at home, in a
Modernist context. Paul Wight works across the spectrum (jazz and beyond) and holds
the coveted drum chair in piano maestro Alan Glen’s superb trio.

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Bebop Spoken Here -- Here, being the north-east of England -- centred in the blues heartland of Newcastle and reaching down to the Tees Delta and looking upwards to the Land of the Kilt.Not a very original title, I know; not even an accurate one as my taste, whilst centred around the music of Bird and Diz, extends in many directions and I listen to everything from King Oliver to Chick Corea and beyond. Not forgetting the Great American Songbook the contents of which has provided the inspiration for much great jazz and quality popular singing for round about a century.The idea of this blog is for you to share your thoughts and pass on your comments on discs, gigs, jazz - music in general. If you've been to a gig/concert or heard a CD that knocked you sideways please share your views with us. Tell us about your favourites, your memories, your dislikes.Lance (Who wishes it to be known that he is not responsible for postings other than his own and that he's not always responsible for them.)